Chapter 1,180 Counterattack
Chapter 1180 Counterattack
If it were a fair fight, her Tiger would definitely not be able to defeat the Moltke, and New Zealand would be massacred when facing the Goeben. Although the Queen can suppress von der Tann, it is not easy to sink her opponent, and The opponent also has auxiliary battleships and backup. In this case, if you delay, you will definitely suffer. Although she felt a little unwilling, Betty was still ready to lead others to have fun!
But unfortunately, when the RP is finally used up, it is too late for Betty to escape with everyone intact! During the fifteenth round of semi-volley, the battlecruiser Goeben successfully shot two 350MM shells on the side of New Zealand's slender hull. One shell directly opened a hole in the armor belt in the middle of the hull, and rushed in. After entering the boiler room, along with a series of explosions, the middle part of the New Zealand continued to spew out flames and smoke like a volcanic eruption. The explosion was so violent that it even shattered the partition wall of the boiler room on the opposite side! Amidst the fire and thunder, the New Zealand lost more than half of its boilers! The entire battleship was shaking in the violent explosion, and it seemed that it might fall apart at any time!
If this shell brought the New Zealand to the brink of destruction, then another shell directly drove the last nail in the coffin of the British battlecruiser! This shell hit the base of the No. 4 turret at the rear of New Zealand and directly detonated more than a dozen shells and more propellant packs that were being transported! A pillar of fire that was hundreds of meters high rose into the sky, and the subsequent mushroom cloud was said to be visible to British pilots flying dozens of kilometers away.
The fire dragon quickly rushed out of the gun mount and ignited the ammunition magazine and propellant packs located at the bottom. In an instant, hundreds of tons of ammunition exploded and directly shattered the stern of the New Zealand! Like a hyena that had been chopped in half, the New Zealand was caught in its last desperate struggle. A large amount of water poured in from the breach in the stern and middle of the hull. The huge increase in weight even lifted the bow of the New Zealand out of the water!
The God of Death did not let the New Zealand wait too long. Under the scorching flames and the impact of the sea water, the battleship slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. In the end, the entire hull suddenly tilted to the right due to the loss of balance. The huge The hull of the ship hit the sea heavily. The tall building was instantly shattered by the reaction force. The bow of the ship, which was like a long knife, quickly sank into the sea. About 2 minutes later, there was no trace of the New Zealand on the sea. Only a pile of debris and a small number of Royal Navy officers and soldiers who were still struggling to survive were left!
"Damn battlecruiser! Damn perfect cat! This kind of thing has the potential and ability to make us lose the war under any conditions!" Looking at the New Zealand that was suddenly blown up, Betty even fell into confusion for a moment. Waves of dizziness! Just a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and he shouted three times, "Fischer is a national traitor."
"At this moment, my heart was completely broken. I once again witnessed the miracle created by Sir Fisher! This kind of battleship that explodes at a moment and has no use except chasing old cruisers is actually called a perfect cat. ! What a perfect satire of the Royal Navy! Well, I have to say, the name is fitting, these things are beautiful and would make great peacetime mascots for the Navy, like a lady's pet cat generally.
But don’t forget one thing, these guys absolutely cannot go to the battlefield! "
"Well, I used to have 7 such battlecruisers in my hands, but now there is only one! The remaining 6 were all sunk! I seem to have seen my future, and also the future of Major General Hood! We He has been sentenced to death, it’s just a matter of when.” After the battle, Betty’s report was full of resentment and anger! Even Sir Fisher, who had helped him, showed no mercy! Of course, this is something for later, let’s not mention it for now. The first thing Betty has to do now is to save herself!
"Go, go, go! Pull out the smoke and evacuate quickly! I don't want to stay here for even one minute!" Betty said a little crazy. Clouds of smoke were released, and then the Tiger began to gradually accelerate, and finally evacuated the battlefield at a speed of 26.5 knots. Betty was worried that the German fleet that had been transferred might take out his own ship in the next ten minutes. !
At the same time, Thomas on the other side also saw the mushroom cloud rising when the New Zealand exploded. After realizing that the British battlecruisers were once again "going about their daily routine", Thomas directly chose to run away.
"This is really not possible. The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are also not durable." Thomas did not mean to shirk his responsibility. In fact, when the Queen is fighting against the Bavarian-class battleships, as long as the opponent's RP is not too bad, Then the person who is kneeling is usually the queen. This gap is definitely not reflected by simple paper data such as armor thickness and artillery caliber. In every aspect, Bavaria was better than the Queen, some things Thomas knew why, and some he didn't. Then when these things are added up, the gap between the two sides becomes astonishingly large. Sometimes things go wrong and there is no chance to escape. For example, this time, the three queens behind quickly stalled under repeated attacks from the opponent. When the overall strength is at a disadvantage, it will naturally be overtaken and killed by one ship after another!
"Perhaps after this battle, the Royal Navy will not be able to face the blade of the German fleet again for a long time!" Thomas said with a sigh as he looked at the German fleet gradually disappearing on the sea.
Facing the two British fast battleships that once again chose to run away, Rear Admiral von Lefetzov had no desire to pursue them. To be honest, the battle just now was really thrilling. If it weren't for the partial repairs completed by the Goben, If he rejoins the battle, he might actually be in danger, unless he is lucky enough to kill Tiger instantly.
"Get ready to close the team. In addition, contact the flagship Bavaria and ask for instructions on what to do next, whether to go home directly or evacuate after gathering in the predetermined sea area." Major General von Lefetzov ordered.
And half an hour later, they saw a detachment composed of three Helgeland-class battleships and accompanying young men appearing in the northwest. After the other party came up, the major general sent a set of signals to the latter with some resentment: "You guys came so slowly!"
"The fleet will return directly to port, and we will provide escort for your fleet." The other party did not care about anything but simply failed to issue the order.
"What's the situation? Why don't Prince Ruprecht's flagship and General Hipper's flagship use radio to issue orders?" Major General von Lefetzov felt that the situation was very bad. Neither flagship had radio communication. This It's not normal in itself.
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